Modeling and Simulation Specialist
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Description
• A results-oriented modeling and simulation specialist with more than two decades of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry. Proven track record of enhancing operational efficiency by introducing physics-based novel solutions for sand control and stimulation applications. Proficient in utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling to expedite product development life cycle. Experience in cross-functional collaboration to address gaps in Screen and Inflow Control Device (ICD) portfolio by identifying critical needs followed by development and launch of new and reliable products.
• Passionate to work on challenging technical problems, develop new skills, apply advanced data analytics concepts, and find optimal solutions that meet customer needs and market demands.
• Core competencies include modeling and simulation, computational fluid dynamics, programming, sand control, and inflow control.
Experience
- PACKERS PLUS ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Tomball, Texas
(Senior Engineer, Jan 2017 – Apr 2024)
• Designed enhanced open flow area and high diodicity (different resistance to flow in opposite directions) ICDs with equivalent performance as a nozzle, based on extensive CFD simulations and validation with laboratory tests. These ICDs are used to regulate the fluid flow during water injection and for oil and gas production to maximize recovery.
• Applied CFD modeling (single-phase and two-phase, erosion) to enable the development of several innovative completion tools for sand control and stimulation applications.
• Performed reservoir modeling using NETool for designing optimal nozzle configuration for steam injection wells.
- SLB, Rosharon, Texas
(Principal Engineer, Jan 2001 – May 2016)
• Collaborated with operations, business segment, and engineering during the NPD life cycle to introduce new products for screen and ICD portfolio.
• Managed software development project from initiation to closure including identifying key deliverables, tracking project progress, obtaining final acceptance, and transferring the ownership of deliverables to assigned stakeholders.
• Led the development of analytical and statistical models (using Monte Carlo Simulations) to estimate sand production in laboratory sand retention tests (SRTs) through SAS for screen size selection and published several papers on the subject.
• Developed in-house software for SAS size selection leveraging numerical models as well as extensive laboratory tests. This software was used by the operations team for recommending screen size to the customers for SAS applications, thereby eliminating/minimizing the number of physical SRTs to be performed.
• Crafted instructional material and training packages. Organized and facilitated numerous internal courses on screen and ICD for the field and product center engineers.
• Released friction pressure and sand settling calculators for field use via model development and automation.
• Developed and utilized numerical gravel packing simulator to accurately predict gravel transport and fluid pressures by modeling fluid leakage into the reservoir and fluid movement through downhole tools. This ensured precise design and execution of gravel pack operations, supporting field activities effectively.
• Improved the functionality of the pump schedule generator module within hydraulic fracturing (HF) numerical simulator to produce a pump schedule capable of attaining the targeted fracture conductivity and average proppant width following the fracturing treatment.
Skills
• Modeling and Simulation
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (STAR-CCM+)
• Programming (C++, Python, R)
• Sand Control and Inflow Control
• Solid Modeling (SolidWorks)
Education
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta, Georgia, Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Specialization: Geomechanics), 2001
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Mumbai, India, M.Tech., Civil Engineering (Specialization: Geotechnical Engineering), 1995
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI, Mumbai, India, B.E., Construction, 1993